Five things to watch: Seahawks at Carolina (Week 1)

September 6, 2013

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Five things to watch: Seahawks at Panthers (Week 1)Sunday, Sept. 8 | 10 a.m. PDT | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. | TV: Fox
Can you stand it? It's almost Sunday, which means it's almost time for the start of Seahawks football -- for real, this time. No more preseason games ... Sunday's matchup with Carolina is the real deal, and from here on out the games all count. It's the beginning of the most anticipated season in Seahawks franchise history.
But the season opener in Charlotte, N.C., will be no cakewalk for the Seahawks. They face a dynamic quarterback, a headstrong running back and one of the most devastating linebacking corps in the league. No wonder head coach Pete Carroll and his staff have been working on their game plan for Carolina for several weeks already.
Click through the gallery for our five biggest keys to Sunday's season opener.

Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

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Five things to watch: Seahawks at Panthers (Week 1)Sunday, Sept. 8 | 10 a.m. PDT | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. | TV: Fox
Can you stand it? It's almost Sunday, which means it's almost time for the start of Seahawks football -- for real, this time. No more preseason games ... Sunday's matchup with Carolina is the real deal, and from here on out the games all count. It's the beginning of the most anticipated season in Seahawks franchise history.
But the season opener in Charlotte, N.C., will be no cakewalk for the Seahawks. They face a dynamic quarterback, a headstrong running back and one of the most devastating linebacking corps in the league. No wonder head coach Pete Carroll and his staff have been working on their game plan for Carolina for several weeks already.
Click through the gallery for our five biggest keys to Sunday's season opener.